Valuable Vocab
Imperfectly Perfect
Adverbs
Translation, too
Harry Jackson? Percy Potter?
100
Give the nominative singular (2nd decl.), meaning, declension number, and gender:
_______, fatua
fatuus, stupid, 1st/2nd decl., m./f.
100
Write the third person sg. and pl. forms of stō, stāre
3rd sg.: stābat
3rd pl.: stābant
100
Cornēlia legit; simul Flāvia scrībit.
verum aut falsum?
Verum!
simul means simultaneously, at the same time
100
Mark & Translate:
Septima hōra erat.
It was the seventh hour.
100
Which Greek god is Percy Jackson's father?
Poseidon!
200
Give the nominative singular, meaning, declension number, and gender:
___________, tabellāriī
tabellārius, courier/messenger, 2nd decl., m.
200
Write the third person sg. and pl. forms of respondeō, respondēre
3rd sg.: respondēbat
3rd pl.: respondēbant
200
“Quam lentē tabellārius iter facit!” clāmat Sextus.
verum aut falsum?
falsum!
lentē means slowly.
200
Mark and Translate:
Intereā Cornēliī per Viam Appiam iter faciēbant.
Meanwhile the Cornelii were making a journey along the Appian Way.
200
In The Last Olympian, Percy Jackson fights the titan Kronos. Using your knowledge of Latin roots, what is Kronos the titan of (i.e. what power/ability does he have?)
Kronos gives us the root "chronos" meaning time!
300
Give the nominative singular, meaning, declension number, and gender:
_______, cīvis
If the dictionary entry is correct...daily double! Pick one group to compete against to decline this noun!
cīvis, citizen, 3rd decl., m./f.
300
Write the third person sg. and pl. forms of dūcō, dūcere
3rd sg.: ducēbat
3rd pl.: ducēbant
300
Mārcus rāmum arripit, et lupum ferōciter repellit.
verum aut falsum?
verum!
ferōciter means fiercely.
300
Mark & Translate:
Syrus igitur equōs virgā verberābat.
Therefore Syrus was beating the horses with a stick.
300
In The Halfblood Prince, Harry drinks the "felix, felicis" potion. This is a Latin dictionary entry for a noun. What is its meaning?
Luck, fortune, or happiness.
400
Give the nominative singular, meaning, declension number, and gender:
______, virgae
virga, stick, 1st decl., f.
400
Write the third person sg. and pl. forms of veniō, venīre. Add an "-ē" to the end of the verb base!
3rd sg.: veniēbat
3rd pl.: veniēbant
400
Geta in arbore semper manet et dormit.
verum aut falsum?
falsum!
semper means always.
400
Mark & Translate:
Dum per viam ībant, Aurēlia et Cornēlia spectābant rūsticōs quī in agrīs labōrābant.
While they were going along the road/way, Aurelia and Cornelia were watching the peasants who were working in the fields.
400
In The Lightening Thief, Percy's math teacher transforms into a creature named Alecto. Name what mythological creature Alecto is AND her "job."
A fury, goddess of eternal punishment!
500
Give the nominative singular, meaning, declension number, and gender:
________, aurīgae
aurīga, charioteer, 1st decl., m.
500
Write the third person sg. and pl. forms of capiō, capere
(Hint: there is an extra "i" in the base...where does it go?)
3rd sg.: capiēbat
3rd pl.: capiēbant
500
Cornēlia cubiculum Flāviae fūrtim intrat quod Flāviam surgere nōn vult.
verum aut falsum?
verum!
fūrtim means stealthily.
500
Mark & Translate:
Cornēlius Syrum identidem iubēbat equōs incitāre quod ad urbem tribus diēbus advenīre volēbat.
Cornelius kept ordering Syrus to spur/urge on the horses again and again because he was wishing to arrive to the city in three days.
500
